ping and VPN

[steve8tch]

I originally posted a question regarding this in Sept06

Original post

Valik moved it to support - but it is definitely not a support issue.

It is not really a bug either - because on a LAN ping() works fine.

MS ping can ping clients over VPN - but AutoIT Ping cannot()

If I do "ipconfig" I get the following

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.11.9
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.11.1

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

        Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

        Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : xxxxxxx.net
        IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.213.32.15
        Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
        Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.213.32.15

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2: (10.213.32.15) is a virtual adapter setup by the VPN software (Cisco Systems VPN client)

While the VPN link is running I cannot see the 192.168.. network (this is expected behaviour)- - I wonder if AutoIt ping() is looking at 192.168.. network rather than the 10.213.... As I have already said - MS ping can ping a client over VPN.

I know this looks like an old topic, but it still appears to be an issue.

Have any of the devs got any thoughts on this.

Thanks for you help.

[flyingboz]

Ping() responds as expected for me over VPN connections.

Absent test code / screen shots (i.e., results of a wrapped PING command vs. the au3 Ping() function ), you're unlikely to get any traction.

Of course, your comments have indicated that you have a workaround available, write a wrapper around the windows ping program, and you'll be up and running.